CVE-2024-52916

EUVD-2024-45966
Bitcoin Core before 0.15.0 allows a denial of service (OOM kill of a daemon process) via a flood of minimum difficulty headers.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 37%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
bitcoinbitcoin_core
𝑥
< 0.15.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
bitcoinbitcoin_core
0.12.0 ≤
𝑥
< 0.15.0
ADP
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bitcoincore.org/en/2024/07/03/disclose-header-spam/
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures